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EC Coal Centre County

Greenfield

Centre County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

EC Coal Centre County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Centre County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityWEST PENN POWER COMPANYinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth31
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWindstream - State College
IXP distance8.3 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage18.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance108.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWEST PENN POWER CO
Land contactCentre County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index87.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterWindstream - State College
DC distance8.3 mi
Nearest rail2.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.6 mi
Nearest fiber route3.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.25¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,311

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
72
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Centre County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Centre County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Centre CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.6
EC Near West Campus Steam PlantGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN123633Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.0
SHINGLETOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.9
TAP140648Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.5
MILESBURGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.4
West Campus Steam PlantBrownfield—6 MW3.0 yrs60.8
EC Near West Campus Steam PlantGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.6

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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